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Thank you very much, I'm currently experimenting with these mods and I think you'll be able to pretty soon see the results. The break in The Space Race AAR was way too long, so I would like to write few chapters in the near future to make up for it. Plus I'm having troubles (again!) with the Grand Tour save, so in the meantime I would love to play some stable KSP 0.23 BTW did BobCat decide to stop supporting N1-L3?

What's a better way to start the new year than with yet another cliffhanger?

And it is! Thank you very much and Merry Christmas - or rather Happy New Year No problem, pleasure is all mine. And what happened on Duna will eventually be revealed I'm somewhat familiar with Spanish, French, German and Arabic (mostly Spanish, I know not so much about the rest of them) besides English and believe me, they are nothing compared to Polish Seriously - do you know that "cricket" in Polish is "świerszcz"? Try to pronounce it not being a Slav! There is a very strong and common belief in Poland that in fact Polish and Chinese are the two most difficult languages in the world. And here's a good example of the complexity of Polish: Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/Most_Difficult_Languages_-_Polish If that doesn't convince you, take a look at this: On the other hand, as a foreigner even if you say "cześć" (hi) in Poland you can count on a warm welcome Wow, thank you very much guys I'm doing my best although I know there always are plenty of mistakes. But practice makes perfect - or at least I hope it does. I'm certainly more confident now in writing in English than I was one year ago when I was thinking about writing the story of "Kadmos". So thanks for the reading and support, without it I surely wouldn't have reached chapter 50 Both, actually There is?! Hmm... Really? That's... weird but okay, I guess I have to accept this The Force is strong with you :maniacal laughter: Ah, the infamous Self-Destruct System, completely pointless and totally awesome. Well, I'm trying to stick to the hard s-f here so I don't see a point to waste precious delta-V (explosives -> weight) on something so ridiculous. But hey, who know what KSC did, right? Yeah, quick MISSION TERMINATION may not be what you want to wish for And yup, Be Careful What You Wish For (and Gone Horribly Right could apply here too I guess). Thank you, I appreciate it! Nope. I simply obey the Rule of Drama and Rule of Logic (if there is one) - what can happen in reality (tragic accident), well, can happen and sometime does happen. The accident can be interpreted in both ways (malfunction or Kraken encounter), which was obviously intended by me. But that's actually cool idea Find out in the next chapter! :dun dun dun: And thanks - btw I think I mentioned this transmitter for the first time when they were still on Moho, so it's not just an Ass Pull Haha, yeah polar Bop orbit kinda spoiled the surprise I'm afraid I'm trying to write as hard s-f (on the Mohs Scale) as I can while preserving the Kerbalverse features, like for instance the fact that they are little green man, not humans. Thank you for reading, folks! I hope you enjoy the story as much as I do Thank you for this passing year and see you in the 2014! Oh, and instead of the obligatory sneak-peak screenshot I'm giving you this: Happy New Year everybody!

Current crew status: I'll respond for all your comments from the past week tomorrow

CHAPTER 51 IMPACT *** 6 DAYS LATER BILL: …liftoff. Apoapsis at 25,628 meters, 3 minutes to the circularization burn. Everything's looking good. GENANAND: :sigh: BILL: Already missing the asteroid, doc? GENANAND: Yes. Every one of them – Bop, Pol, Gilly – is a window through which we can look into the past, through which we can discover secrets from the very beginning of our solar system. And although formation begun more than 4.6 billion years ago and all the celestial bodies were created during this ancient period, only these planetesimal give us such opportunity. Planets were transformed during Late Heavy Bombardment and during the millions of years of geological changes, some of them also shaped by their atmosphere and hydrosphere, like Kerbin or Laythe. That leaves only these asteroids as witnesses of the conditions of the protoplanetary disc, true time capsules, only waiting to be opened. So yes, I'm sad we're leaving so soon. BILL: Yes, it's a shame that after so many months we get only less than a week here. But our supplies aren't unlimited and we're already pushing it – we have only 5 more hours on life support, so we need to rendez-vous with the CHM. GENANAND: Mhm. I wish we have more time. BILL: Well, LAMGMLs are a terrific spacecraft but even they have their limits. Look, I know you would like to stay there forever picking rocks and exploring but- GENANAND: It's alright, Bill. We still have few polar orbits before the rendez-vous, right? Who knows, maybe we will discover something even in these last few hours. BILL: To be honest, I wouldn't count on that – but hey, while there's life there's hope, right? GENANAND: Exactly. BILL: But besides all the science, you know what I miss the most? GENANAND: Hmm, let me guess – beef jerky from “Proteus†supplies? BILL: Yeah, this too. But apart from the food? GENANAND: I don't know, Bill. Go on, enlighten me. BILL: A decent shower. I mean sure, wet sponges from CHM are great and hell, after a week in LAMGML it would be a great to use them, really. But... GENANAND: What was that? BILL: Hmm? What? GENANAND: This alarm just went off, for a second or so. BILL: This one? This little lamp? GENANAND: Yes, this with PRXM letters near to it. BILL: Oh, it's nothing than. It's the proximity alert. GENANAND: Hmm. Unless there are some tiny rocks orbiting Bop. BILL: What? Asteroid's mun? Is it even possible? GENANAND: Bop is too small to capture anything with its small gravity well but a debris ejected after impact could in theory get into elliptical orbit. Let's check this, shall we? BILL: Sure, why not. I'll use the radar to try to find it. I think though that you shouldn't get your hopes up too high, doc – if it's really some tiny mun, we would've detected it by now. It's probably just another glitch in the software. GENANAND: Perhaps. But nobody will come here for a long time, so it's worth a shot. How's this radar? BILL: Gimme a sec... there. Radar activated. GENANAND: Hmm. Could this be it? BILL: I don't think so, it- oh, dammit. GENANAND: What? BILL: Just look here – you see this dot? If the readings were true, this rock would be much bigger than LAMGML but much less dense. GENANAND: Giant snowball, hmm? It's rather improbable. BILL: Yeah. And look at its velocity, way too slow to be near periapsis while in elliptical orbit. GENANAND: Oh, right. BILL: Well, we tried at least. Sorry doc, it seems that its the equipment again. I swear to Kod, this malfunctions are getting more and more irritating. Good it's just the radar, imagine what would happen if it was RCS and we were in the middle of docking procedure. We really need to- GENANAND: Look! Bill, look at it! BILL: Huh? GENANAND: It's changed its orbital velocity! BILL: What? No way. GENANAND: And look at its trajectory! BILL: What the- But it's impossible, no rock can just stop and turn around. It must be a glitch, doc. GENANAND: Give me the external camera, I'll get a visual on it. BILL: Why would – proximity alert?! GENANAND: Double malfunction?! BILL: It's – it's moving in our direction? But it's impossible! GENANAND: Crap, I don't see anything – roll the ship, Bill! BILL: Oh frak! GENANAND: Bill? Roll the- BILL: Forget about it, it's on a collision course! Prepare for the emergency evasive maneuver! GENANAND: Collision?! BILL: Engines ignition on my mark – mark! We're changing the- uh! GENANAND: Argh! Did we hit it?! BILL: Frak! Short circuit! Kod damn it, I've lost control! Sparks are everywhere, I can't – fire! GENANAND: Bill, the engines are still- BILL: Forget about it, give me the damn fire extinguisher! GENANAND: But we're loosing altitude! BILL: Shut up and give it to, it's behind you! GENANAND: Where?! BILL: Just behind you, doc! GENANAND: I can't see, the flickering lights and smoke- BILL: Just unbuckle the safety belt and reach for it, for the love of Kod! GENANAND: I'm trying but - Bill, look! BILL: Holy frak! Prepare for impact! Landing gear extended! Doc, fasten your- *** NED: BERTY, we're ready. You may prepare the observation module for the separation. BERTY v.2.0.8b: Yes, chief Ned. NED: I have to admit, I'm really glad you are here, Jeb. JEB: Mhm. NED: I'm serious. Too long you've been isolating yourself from the rest of us and behaving, well, uhm... kinda erratic. JEB: Indeed? NED: Yes. I know that not everyone shares my view but I'm really glad you're back. What happened, happened and there's no need to focus on that. I mean this whole voting business and you forcing everyone to get to Jool. JEB: I know. You're not very subtle about it, you know. NED: I was never a smooth-talking type, if you know what I mean. In engineering there are no euphemisms, it either work or it don't. JEB: You're an expert in nuclear propulsion. NED: Well, these are subtle systems and they do require sophisticated approach, but unlike people machines accept only honesty. JEB: I'm sure they do... NED: Go on, BERTY. Anyways – it's good to see you coming back into shape. BERTY v.2.0.8b: Yes, chief Ned. Separation in progress. NED: That's what I'm talking about! It was perfect, BERTY, no malfunctions this time. BERTY v.2.0.8b: Thank you, chief Ned. NED: And I was so worried about this. Hell, at least once in a while something can go smoothly and without problems. It seems even our bad luck have its limits – am I right, Jeb? JEB: I guess you do. NED: Come on, the separation was flawless and it seems we wouldn't even have to push the module away from the “Proteusâ€Â. Really, you should relax a little bit and enjoy the EVA – you've been confined in this ship for too long. When was the last time you were outside anyways? JEB: Duna. NED: Oh, right. Crap. How's your leg doing? JEB: Great, as long as I don't need to use it. NED: :sigh: We're done here, BERTY – we're moving to the heatshield for a visual inspection. And that's the other thing I don't get, Jeb. He broke your leg and tazed you, why the hell did you let him go? JEB: Well, I didn't really- BERTY v.2.0.8b: Skills of captain Rozer are vital for this mission to succeed, Ned. After the tragic accident on Eve there were no other pilots who could have land on Laythe. Whatever is your personal opinion about other crew members, chief Ned, only the cooperation can lead to the fulfillment of mission goals. Isn't that true, commander? JEB: Yes... yes, it is. NED: Okay, okay, I understand that we need to work as a team. But he's not a part of this team, he never was. And whatever you think about his skills, he won't respect you as the commander, ever. He cares only about the mission and you know it. Don't you agree with me, Jeb? JEB: Actually- BERTY v.2.0.8b: Commander's decision was well thought through and reasonable. The good of the mission demands- NED: Yes? Demands what? NED: Err, BERTY? Are you there? BERTY v.2.0.8b: Attention. Abort the extravehicular activity and return to the ship immediately. Mission endangered. NED: What?! JEB: Endangered? BERTY v.2.0.8b: Attention. All crew members on board “Proteus†need to abort current activities and go to their quarters. Jeb. Ned. Please return to the ship immediately. Commander, your presence is required in the command module as soon as possible. NED: But we didn't check the heatshield! JEB: What the hell is going on, BERTY? BERTY v.2.0.8b: There was an accident. *** Uhh... My head... BILL: Genanand, where :coughs: Blood. Frak. It ain't good – I may have broken ribs. Or worse. BILL: Doc, are you :coughs: Think, old man. There is no smoke inside the capsule, so the hull must've been punctured. If – oh my Kod. Did he fall out through this hole? Sweet Lord, the pod is almost broken in half! BILL: :coughs: We must've crashed. I have to get out of here. Come on, old man, unbuckle the safety belts and crawl out of here. BILL: Uhh! Oh frak me, it hurts like hell! BILL: Argh! There we go. Now get on your feet and – holy crap... Dear Kod. We ain't flying anywhere with this bird. BILL: Doc! Can you hear me? I need to find him quickly if we are to use EMU to get in orbit. The gravity is small enough for us to make it and than from the CHM we could call for help. BILL: Doc! :coughs: Do you copy? He ain't here. My Kod, where is he? Concentrate, idiot – he's in a spacesuit made of a reflective material. He'll glitter like a Christmas tree in this darkness. Where are you, doc? I ain't leaving without you. Think, Billâ€Â: if he fell out during the impact, he should be – there! BILL: Doc! Do you copy? Is that him? He's so far away! Crap, I need to use the jetpack. Is it still working? BILL: Frak! :coughs: Iis it dead? Restart, koddamit! EMU: EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT RESTART INITIATED. Yes! EMU: MONOPROPELLANT LEVEL 8,5 %. OXIUM LEVEL 2,24%. LIFE SUPPORT NOMINAL. COOLING SYSTEM NOMINAL. PRESSURE 0.935 ATMOSPHERE AND FALLING. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. No! Oh Kod, no! It must've been punctured too. BILL: Doc! Can you hear me?! :coughs: Maybe he have more monopropellant to get us into the orbit. I need to get to him right now! I still have enough monopropellant for one jump – it should do it but with those broken ribs... Crap, it's not like I have a choice! BILL: I'm coming to you, doc! Come on, work! EMU: MONOPROPELLANT LEVEL 4,5 %. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. MONOPROPELLANT LEVEL 3 %. It's him! Concentrate, you need to land first. BILL: Uhh! EMU: MONOPROPELLANT LEVEL 0,5 %. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. BILL: Doc! :coughs: Doc! Come on, don't you – oh my Kod... BILL: Genanand! Sweet Lord, Genanand... At least with the holes that big depressurization didn't – no, don't think about it. Check his EMU, maybe he still have some oxium or monopropellant left. Dear Kod, doc... Frak, it's punctured too! Crap, crap, crap! I don't have enough monoprop even for one jump – how am I supposed to get into orbit? EMU: OXIUM LEVEL 1,89%. PRESSURE 0.879 ATMOSPHERE. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. Think, Bill, think! Your spacesuit is punctured somewhere, you have oxium for just a couple of minutes, you don't have enough delta-V to get into orbit, the lander has crashed and Genanand... Frak, frak! There must be something I can do! There's always something! Maybe if I salvage the LAMGML I'll be able to – wait, how much time do I have? Is it possible at all to even get to the lander? With broken ribs and no monopropellant left I would have to take a long walk and I don't feel like – no. No. Face it, old man. This is it. BILL: This is it... My Kod, this is really it. I'm going to die. I'm going to die... EMU: OXIUM LEVEL 1,48%. PRESSURE 0.854 ATMOSPHERE. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. No. Concentrate – you still can make it count. Every flag is also a small RTG powered radio beacon. Let's move. There. At least they'll know when to find ours... us. BILL: :coughs: Ugh! Frakking ribs. But not for long. Where's Jool? There it is. Good Kod, it's so beautiful. I wish I could see Laythe or Tylo. I wish I could tell them something. Damn, I'll never see Kerbin again. Frak Kerbin, I'll never see the Sun. Is that how it's going end, in the darkness, lonely? UNKNOWN: You're not alone, Bill. BILL: What the hell? :coughs: Who said that? UNKNOWN: Don't you recognize your own father? BILL: Pa...? But – but you died in a car accident, decades ago! BILL'S FATHER: Does it matter? BILL: Does it matter? :heavy breathing: What are you doing here?! BOB: Isn't that obvious? BILL: Bob?! BOB: Your brain is deprived from the adequate oxium supply. Your heart is beating slower and slower, your organs are slowly failing one by one. The truth is you are dying, Bill. BILL: But why - :heavy breathing: - why you? BOB: Survivor's guilt? Old friendship? You tell me, I'm just a projection created by your mind. But I'm sure about one thing – nobody wants to die alone. BILL: No! :gasps: Shut up! Get out! EMU: OXIUM LEVEL 1,02%. PRESSURE 0.823 ATMOSPHERE. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. Concentrate, concentrate! Calm down and breath slowly, you can't – oh, what am I doing?! Fighting for these few more seconds like they matter? I should just – what's this? Another part of the wreckage? So far away? BILL: Uhh! BOB: Why, Bill? Why all this struggle? And for what, to spent last minute of your life looking at what's left of the lander? It's pointless. BILL: Shut up. :heavy breathing: EMU: OXIUM LEVEL 0,53%. PRESSURE 0.814 ATMOSPHERE. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. BOB: It'll be a long walk, my friend. And you know what awaits you at the end of it. BILL: :heavy breathing: Frak, is it a part of the lander at all? I can't see very well in this darkness. BOB: It's not the darkness, Bill. It's asphyxiation. BILL: Leave - :heavy breathing: - me alone. I can't feel my hands. My ribs are on fire, I can't – no, don't give up now. Never give up. BOB: It's pointless, Bill. BILL: :heavy breathing: It's not the LAMGML and it's not a rock. What the hell is it? BOB: It's your imagination, Bill. EMU: OXIUM LEVEL 0,12%. PRESSURE 0.810 ATMOSPHERE. WARNING. OXIUM LEVEL CRITICAL. PLEASE RETURN TO THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY. BILL: :heavy breathing: It looks like – dear Kod... It can't be true. It's impossible. My Kod, it's – it's... BOB: It's the end, Bill. On the edge of the Solar System, in the shadow between light and darkness. I... EMU: CRITICAL WARNING. OXIUM DEPLETED. CRITICAL WARNING. OXIUM DEPLETED. BILL: :choking: So this is it. The last moment. Funny, I always thought what they say about your life flashing before your eyes was true. Or at least that part with the bright light. BILL: :choking: I can't see it. No light. Where's the light? Where's the- BILL: Ugh! :choking: No. Not on my knees. Stand up. Stand up. Don't give up now. Never give up. Never... *** JEB: What' the hell is going on?! Why everyone had to go to the hab modules? Why did you want me here? BERTY v.2.0.8b: Emergency procedure is in progress. Crew must be protected at all cost. Otherwise mission failure is imminent. JEB: Failure? Why? Tell me, koddamit! BERTY v.2.0.8b: LAMGML “Beta†was critically damaged while in orbit above Bop. All contact with the vessel and its crew was lost since the accident which occurred 29 minutes ago. JEB: “Betaâ€Â? But... Bill! Oh my Kod, Bill! And Genanand! We need to rescue them! Patch me to Dan, the other LAMGML have to- BERTY v.2.0.8b: Jeb. All contact with crew was lost. The LAMGML “Beta†was heavily damaged or destroyed. The supply of oxium- JEB: No! They may still be alive! We need to send a rescue team, now! Dan can- BERTY v.2.0.8b: By the time either “Proteus†or LAMGML “Alfa†get to Bop orbit, the personal supplies of oxium will be depleted for both crew members of the LAMGML “Betaâ€Â. There is no doubt about that. JEB: No, koddamn you! We need to save them! I need to save them! Calculate the transfer to Bop, we have to- BERTY v.2.0.8b: Attention. Incoming transmission. Alfa-class priority. JEB: Distress signal? From Bill?! BERTY v.2.0.8b: From Duna Laboratory Module. JEB: Duna...? But how- BERTY v.2.0.8b: Jeb. I think it's about time we talk about the real goals of this mission. *** MISSION STATUS ***

Thank you, this is very nice to hear Just a quick update - next chapter is coming and - to not spoil anything - I'll only say I was looking forward to this particular chapter for a long, long time. So stay tuned, chapter 51 is coming, although slightly delayed by Christmas and stuff

Well, after all we do get a Christmas gift

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Thank you very much, it's very nice to hear so kind words about the story And I'll surely keep up the work Wow, thank you very much silentdragon for this unexpected Christmas gift! Next chapters will surely reveal more about that, so please be patient Thank you! Well, in Poland Christmas Eve is probably even more important than Christmas Day and especially important is Wigilia, which takes place today: So don't expect new chapter today And tomorrow? Who knows? So Wesołych Świąt (Merry Christmas) everyone and expect next chapter in a day or two!

Enough with the BEARS! http://youtu.be/Ny_314O5Yrc

OH NOES! Another cliffhanger!

MOAR images from my AAR:

And one more Grand Tour postcard: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

CHAPTER 50 POL LANDING *** 10 DAYS LATER DANREY: “Proteusâ€Â, we've entered the sphere of influence of the asteroid. Orbit insertion burn scheduled in 1 hour and 24 minutes. Awaiting for confirmation, over. MALLOCK: Captain Danrey. DANREY: Yes, professor? MALLOCK: Are all systems operational? Fully operational, that is? No problems with RCS or- DANREY: They are fine. I've spent the last week fixing whatever I can with BERTY supervising me and, if it was needed, patching the software. Yes, LAMGML is fully operational. MALLOCK: Great, great. DANREY: And before you ask yes, we will land immediately. We won't have much time scheduled for the exploration so we need to hurry. MALLOCK: Didn't the other LAMGML spent several days mapping the whole asteroid before landing was attempted? DANREY: Yes but we don't have to do this – it was done by “Kadmosâ€Â. DANREY: Of course, the technology wasn't that advanced back then as it is now, but they spent quite a long time in low Pol orbit. MALLOCK: It's hard to imagine that they actually managed to get there 27 years ago. DANREY: Indeed. Not to mention that commander actually landed on Pol – not only he didn't have all benefits of the modern systems but also the lander was actually kethane miner unit. It was bulky, it was big and it was heavy, much heavier than LAMGML is. And it was using four small NERVAs as its propulsion. Yeah, it's really amazing that he managed to land on such difficult terrain despite all of this and with so primitive spacecraft. BERTY v.2.0.8b: Orbit insertion burn confirmed. Permission to execute the maneuver granted. Awaiting for the next status report after successful orbit insertion. MALLOCK: We still have more than one hour, right? DANREY: Yes. So if there are still some things you want to transport to the pod from the hab module , do it now. We will stay on the surface as long as we can. DANREY: …four, three, ignition, one and orbit insertion burn is in progress. MALLOCK: Uh! :sigh: How long will it take? The acceleration is- DANREY: Painful? After Tylo? MALLOCK: -annoying. I can already see the months of rehabilitation which we'll have to endure after our return to Kerbin. DANREY: I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it'll take a while. Currently we're on a retrograde orbit, so we effectively have to stop completely and then accelerate to stay on proper prograde orbit. MALLOCK: Wasteful. DANREY: But necessary. Do you want to try to land on the surface while traveling with relative speed equal to 200-250 meters per second? MALLOCK: Well... DANREY: Exactly. It's better to kill this velocity now. *** DANREY: Separation confirmed. All systems nominal, we're go for landing. Awaiting for confirmation. MALLOCK: We won't need the external camera during the descent, right? DANREY: What? No, of course we need it – the asteroid has been mapped but the terrain is even more hazardous than this on Bop. MALLOCK: Good that it's working than. DANREY: It didn't fix itself, you know. MALLOCK: Why- BERTY v.2.0.8b: Descent profile confirmed. Permission for landing granted. BERTY v.2.0.8b: Captain Danrey, please remember that reestablishing communication with IMV “Proteus†while on surface is of the vital importance for the mission. Awaiting for the next status report after successful landing. DANREY: Roger that. LAMGML “Alfa†preparing for deorbit burn. Get ready, Mal – we're landing. *** MALLOCK: Incredible. Can you see these geological features? It's just like it was described in the “Kadmos†report – giant stalagmite-like formations everywhere. DANREY: Shush. Not now. MALLOCK: Hmm. Shouldn't you turn on the engines by now? DANREY: In microgravity? Landing has more in common with drowning than powered descent. I will fire them when we're low enough, I don't want to waste more fuel than we already used for changing orbit from retro to pro. MALLOCK: It's really dark in here. Would our solar panels get enough sunlight? DANREY: So far we're good. Alright, prepare for the suicide burn on my mark. MALLOCK: Suicide...? DANREY: It's just a name. Okay... mark! DANREY: Five, four, three, two, one, engines cutoff. Touchdown! Visual confirmation? MALLOCK: Positive. We've landed! DANREY: Finally, after all these days... Okay, we need to double-check all the systems, especially the solar panels, send a status report, check the communication with “Proteus†and- MALLOCK: And do a first EVA. I'm on it. DANREY: Good. In case anything malfunctions again, we'll have at least couple of samples. *** MALLOCK: Wow. DANREY: Could you elaborate, professor? MALLOCK: Lots of quasi-stalagmites everywhere, very uneven terrain. Dark, long shadows. It really is a very, hmm... creepy place. DANREY: Could you please proceed according to the schedule? We don't have much time here. MALLOCK: Copy that. I'm going down. Ha! DANREY: What? MALLOCK: Microgravity. Free fall is so slow here, the shadows so deep on this small frozen rock. It's like time's just stopped here, millions of kilometers from the Sun. MALLOCK: And there is the galaxy disk – billions of billions of stars and planets we will never explore. DANREY: Who knows? Maybe one day we will. MALLOCK: Not in our lifetime. Not in the lifetime of our children or their children. So far away. And yet the seem to be so close, like you need to just make one step... MALLOCK: …to reach to the distant stars. DANREY: Damn it Mal, I didn't know you can be so... poetic. MALLOCK: Every scientist is a poet of sort. The Universe is like a book, an endless poem we're trying to understand. And knowing so little we can only guess what's hidden on the next page. DANREY: Well, I don't wont to spoil the moment but according to our schedule you should be taking samples right now. BERTY- MALLOCK: Yes, of course. I'm sorry about that. I've just arrived in a geological heaven – for the second time. And Tylo is nothing like Pol. I'm going to plant the flag and I'll start taking samples right away. DANREY: Start with those more distant ones, just in case. If you EMU malfunctions- MALLOCK: I understand. I'm planting the flag now. There – how's it looking? DANREY: Very good. And to think we've come back after almost 30 years... Okay, we have work to do – go get those samples. MALLOCK: Copy that. *** DUNA LAB: Attention. No crew activity in the Lab Module had been detected for the last: FIVE DAYS. Initiating automatic emergency protocol. DUNA LAB: Emergency radio beacon online. Initiating emergency transmission to following targets: DUNA SPACE STATION. KERBAL SPACE CENTER. KERBIN SPACE STATION EPSILON-5. IMV PROTEUS. Transmission in progress. Initiating classified data transfer to following targets: DUNA SPACE STATION. KERBAL SPACE CENTER. Data transfer in progress. Switching all non-essential systems to stand-by mode. Attention. The emergency transmission and emergency radio beacon may be deactivated manually if needed. Classified data transfer in progress. Transmission in progress. *** MISSION STATUS ***

Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks

Okay then, expect this mini-guide to show up during this week; it won't be ready for 25th though, Grand Tour chapters have higher priority And one more sneak-peak screenshot:

IS HE?! Thank you 1. 32 hours left. 2. :dun dun dun: :sigh: Where? Please tell me, I need to keep improving my English. QUESTION Would you be interested in some tips and advices about how to write AAR? Not that I'm an expert or something but maybe some of you find this interesting and it would be a nice Christmas gift I think

Oh. What a shame, oceans of ammonia hydroxide would be perfect for Laythe (liquid in even -90 degrees Celsius). But what if oxygen was only produced in tiny amounts in the upper layers of the atmosphere? BTW, the truth is that devs add oxygen to Laythe using Rule of Cool, not scientific method, so all we do in this thread is pure speculation. It's like asking which is faster, Millenium Falcon or Enterprise - both are made up (and use broken physics)!

Or is? Take a look at the sneak-peak screenshot from the upcoming chapter 50(!):

Ammonium hydroxide?

Soon

It's always cool to have new places to explore, you know

More images! Yutu driving away Chang'e 3 Lander

Well, devs don't have to do this, it's just a nice gesture. But it would be really cool to have one more celestial body - after all, it's been 366 days since we got Eeloo and it was the last new place we've got

There will be MOAR - I have quite a lot of free time in the next week Oh and all of you who enjoy my Crusader Kings 2 AAR - there is a sale on Steam right now and you can buy CK2 for $10!